St. Paul daily globe., 1887-01-23

gun the work OF Undermining the state Oil
inspector; Wood, of Faribault, has intro
duced Gordon +. Coles reformatory bill:
Duraut, of Washington. and Day, of Fair
mont, have made a number of legal and
school holidays; and Whiteman. of Duluth.
and Schetfer, of st. Paul. are amending
the mortgage, banking and taX-title laws
Among local measures the bridge bonds
bills of the st. Paul and MINNEAPOLIS dele
cations have become laws, with the seal of
the governors approval, and Buckman, of
Sauk Rapids, is paving the way for re-im-
bursement for expenditures In rebuilding
institutions destroyed by the cyclone.
COmStOck, of MOorhead, is the great COM
mttee worker of the senate and most of
his work is in the chair of the Judiciary
committee.
Taken, all in all, it Is a good working
senate, and those senators who are not in
cluded in the list of authors of important
bills subjoined, are usually to be found
hard at work in committees, where the real
work is done, though without public honor.
Following is the list of most important
bills. and their reference and disposition.
Goodrich-High license. Special temper
ance committee.
Goodrich-Age of consent. Judiciary. Pass
age recommended.
| Notwithstanding railroads. Railroad
| committee.
Goodrich - Taxation of certain railroad
stock. Judiciary.
Goodrich - Regulating proceedings - in
| crease of railroad stock. Judiciary
Goodrich-TaXation of railroad companies.
judiciary.
Notwithstanding issue of fraudulent
railroad stock. Judiciary.
Pope-preference in pubic employment to
! eX-soldiers. Passed.
BOWen-TaXAtiOn of certain railroad lands
| Judiciary.
Smith-Bonds for St. Paul upper bridge.
Passed.
Goodrick-Tax sales amendment Judi
ciary.
| Goodrich-Grain and warehouse inspection.
| Grain and warehouse committee.
Ives Railroad liabilities to employees.
| Passed.
Swenson-Employment of children. Special
| labor committee, to be recommended to pass.
| Bowen-Rght of possession in state cleo
| ton contests. Judiciary.
Pope-Adoption of children. judiciary.
| Thacker-Temperance instruction. Educa-
ton. Substitute recommended.
Clough-Iog scaling fees. Passed.
Hall-Taxation of express companies. IN
definitely postponed.
| Schetfer-Tax judgments ard sales. Ju-
dietary.
Pope-Interstate commerce. Passed.
Daniels-High license. Temperance.
Swenson-State labor bureau. Labor. Pas
sage to be recommended.
Halyorsen-Valued insurance policies. In
Surance.
Danels-Oil inspectors salary. Re-referred
to judiciary with amendments.
HOard-State farmers institute. Recon-
mended to pass.
Swenson-Locomotive engineers. Labor.
Labor committee, passage to be recommended.
Ward-To abolish oil inspectors office. Ju-
dietary. Recommended to be Indefinitely
postponed, sent to committee of the whole.
Goodrich-Legal rights of married women.
Recommended 10 pass.
Goodrich-Postal tights of insane persons
Passed.
HoarG-sale of state experimental farm.
University.
Pope-For a soldiers home. Special COM
mittee on soldiers home.
COmstock-State normal school at Moor
head. Normal schools.
Clough-For a university museum building.
University.
Wood-State reformatory. State prisons.
Durant-Unlawful wearing of G. A. r.
badges. Passed.
HiXson-Fourteenth judicial district Ju-
dietary.
Goodrich-Taxation of railroad lands Tax
alton.
Brown-Temperance instruction. Indefi-
nitely postponed.
Whiteman-Loans on grain in transit
Banking.
Johnson, M.-Saie of state lands for SOL
diers' home. Soldiers home.
Keller--Private banks under corporate
names. Recommended to pass.
Pope-Burial of soldiers. Soldiers home.
ComptOn-State superintendent's salary.
Substitute 10 make il $1,000.
Durant-Legal holidays. Recommended to
pass.
Hoard-Townshtp school district system.
judiciary.
Goodrich-Woman's suffrage constitutional
amendment Special committee.
Day-Age of children entering schools.
Education.